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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Spinning Afghanistan

    The federal aid agency USAID is looking for photographers in Afghanistan to capture the good-news stories coming out of the country, to counter all the “negative” photos that journalists are snapping.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The federal aid agency USAID is looking for photographers in Afghanistan to capture the good-news stories coming out of the country, to counter all the “negative” photos that journalists are snapping. The job posting rubbed some White House critics the wrong way, given the way the Obama administration has regularly gone around journalists to spin its own stories.

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    TV Alternatives, Afghanistan Spin & Relationship Weight
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    3. 16:42Love Me Slender
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    TV Alternatives, Afghanistan Spin & Relationship Weight
    1. 0:00The Alternatives to Cable
    2. 8:10Spinning AfghanistanYou’re reading this
    3. 16:42Love Me Slender
    4. 29:41Radio Reacts to the Internet
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